Thursday, August 31, 2017

Special Called VNNA II Meeting for Zone Change

There has been a special meeting called to discuss the Zoning Change for Swan's Landing at 6:30 pm this evening.  The meeting will be held at the Church of Reconciliation where we normally have our VNNA II meetings.  Everyone is invited.

Questions should be sent to txtravelers@gmail.com or call me at 210-837-3890.

Sincerely,

Marc Levesque
President


Sunday, August 27, 2017

District 10 Update 27 August, 2017



District 10 Newsflash
Brought to you by Clayton Perry, District 10





                                                                                             
August 27, 2017

Good afternoon, Neighbors -

This weekend, Hurricane Harvey made himself known to our neighbors to the South. San Antonio has been offered as a safe haven to those seeking shelter from Hurricane Harvey. Many of these evacuees had to leave their home and nonessential belongings behind. The City, in partnership with the SA Food Bank, is collecting items to be donated. The list of most wanted items is as follows: nonperishable food, water, baby food, diapers, new or packaged clothing (no used clothing, please), and hygiene items. These items can be dropped off at any Council Field Office, or at the Food Bank Warehouse from 8 am - 5 pm. 

Staff will be on site today, and throughout the week, to receive donations. Our Field Office is located at 1635 NE Loop 410, in the Catholic Life Insurance building. I will be on site until 8 tonight to personally thank you as you donate your items. As always, I would like to commend our City for standing up and showing compassion to those in need.  

A list of road closures and high water spots around Bexar County can be found here and information on power outages here. If you are in need of shelter, the City asks you to check in at 200 Gembler Road. Any volunteers who want to assist are asked to call 311.

- Clayton

 

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  • Northeast Neighborhood Alliance - September 18th, 2017, 7PM, at the Tool Yard


 
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Below are links and contact information in case of emergencies.

Most of you probably have this information but for those who do not, here's a comprehensive list of numbers you need to know in the  event TS Harvey causes you grief  . 
 Below are links and contact information in case of emergencies.  
     Be Ready.  Be Safe.  Stay Inside.

EMERGENCY SAN ANTONIO AREA PHONE CONTACTS
·         Non-Emergencies at 311 and Emergencies at 911
·         CPS Energy at (210) 353-4357 with any electricity or gas-related questions.
·         San Antonio Police Department SAFFE Office with questions or concerns:
·         North: (210) 207-8350     Central: (210) 207-7413     West: (210) 207-0810
·         San Antonio Office of Emergency Management for safety concerns (210)206-8580
·         Solid Waste Management Department - (210) 207-6428
·         SAWS with water and sewer service emergencies - (210) 704-SAWS
EMERGENCY TEXAS PREPAREDNESS LINKS
·         CPS Energy Outage Map    http://outagemap.cpsenergy.com/CPSStaticMapsEXT/CPSStaticMapV2_EXT.html
·         Emergency Kit  http://www.readysouthtexas.gov/Build-A-Kit
·         Flood Safe Routes (District 1)  http://www.safloodsafecom/Portals/21/files/Route3.pdf
·         Protecting Your Home (Flood)  http://wwwsafloodsafe.com/Flood-Preparedness/Protecting-Your-Home
·         Flood Hazard Areas  http://www.safloodsafe.com/Flood-Facts/Locations
·         Preparedness Guide (Spanish)  http://www.readysouthtexas.gov/Portals/18/Files/ReadySTX%20SPAN.pdf
·         Sign-Up to Volunteer for the Red Cros  http://www.redcross.org/
·         Flood Insurance Program  https://www.fema.gov/national-flood-insurance-program


Sunday, August 13, 2017

District 10 Update on City Budget Survey




District 10 Newsflash


Brought to you by Councilman 
 Clayton Perry
Howdy Neighbors, 
City Council received briefings on the proposed FY 2018 budget for the City of San Antonio this week. The theme this year is viewing the needs of the City through an equity lens and determining funding accordingly. This means that funding is determined on a needs basis, not an equal share of the budget divided across the districts.  

The "equity lens" is an interesting and different approach. District 10 continues to rank in the bottom five for street quality scores. Having an "equity lens" budget approach does not mean that the bottom five districts will receive ALL the street improvement funding, but it does mean that we would receive more funding for streets than District 6 or 7, who have less need for street improvements. In the proposed 2018 budget, this principle translates into a $99 million total budget for street maintenance, $5.8 million for pavement markings, and $3 million split equally for Vision Zero, traffic calming measures, and pedestrian safety. 

Other highlights of the proposed budget include three commercial corridor annexations, 40 new police officers (in addition to the 5 cadet classes already funded through the 2017 budget), 43 new firefighters and EMS personnel, and $500,000 for the Northeast Corridor Revitalization Initiative. Additionally, the city will be expanding their homeless encampment outreach to include the 410 and Austin Highway areas. You can view an interactive tool break down the budget through the Transparency SA Digital Portal. This tool allows you to see percentages and sources of revenue and expenditures, and the budget numbers for specific departments. 

One issue we would like to see more research on is if this is the time to reduce our property tax rate. The City has not raised the property tax rate in the last 25 years, but we continue to receive more and more revenue due to rising property appraisals. The 2018 budget reflects an additional $25 million from property tax revenues. As someone who created and oversaw budgets for many years, I know we can spend as much as we are given. We want to see if the City actually needs to continue receiving such dramatic increases in tax revenues, or if we can rollback our tax rate and take less from our residents. While we cannot control property appraisals or the school tax rate, I think it's time we look at ways we can help alleviate tax burdens. 

There are several Budget Open Houses scheduled across the City. The Northeast Budget Open House will occur on August 21st, 7PM, at the Tool Yard instead of our regular District 10 Community Meeting. City staff will present the proposed budget and be on hand to take questions and feedback from the audience. I encourage you all to attend this meeting. 

I am grateful that District 10 is slated to have basic needs funded. However, we need your feedback on what you think the City should be prioritizing during this budget review cycle. Please take the time to review the proposed budget presentation included in this newsletter, and answer our short survey. This will give us a better idea of what District 10's priorities are and ensure that those needs will be met in the budget. 

Thank you for continuing to voice your priorities and concerns to our office. 

-Clayton


District 10 Budget Survey




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The Proposed Fiscal Year 2018 City of San Antonio Budget


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